These thoughts show how he would go out of his way to please his wife. He has done a series of menial, back breaking jobs to support his wifeâs lifestyle of painting and writing. Scully also does a similar thing for his daughter Billie. Following the birth of Billie, Scully took time off from work and looked after his daughter (Winton, 1995: p 39). Which expresses how committed he was for his daughter Billie. During the time he he took of work, Scully developed a very good relationship with his daughter. This resulted in him spending more time with his daughter than his wife he taught Billie how to swim, ride a bike and how to read and write(P.83).